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The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner, William

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
The Sound and the Fury
Author
Faulkner, William
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1929. First edition. Near Fine/Very Good +. A Near Fine copy of the book in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Book with a bright white spine, previous owner's bookplate on the front paste-down and just slight toning and wear at extremities. Jacket with the spine well faded, as usual, and a small repair to the front lower corner, replacing a small chip. Additional wear at the crown, but no other repairs or restoration. First state jacket with "Humanity Uprooted" correctly priced at $3.00. Faulkner's masterpiece - and one of the towering classics of American literature. The Sound and the Fury follows the travails of the Compsons, a once prominent family in Jefferson, Mississippi. Originally Faulkner began the work as a group of short stories about the Compsons, but decided it would be better suited as a novel - and a very experimental one, at that. A contemporary review in the Nashville Tennessean described it: "Not an easy book. It cannot be read objectively; the reader, if he is to savor the best in this book, must surrender himself entirely. The story has much beauty, but it is a beauty that hath terror in it, the beauty of pathos and tragedy. Never had I adequately known the meaning of pathos until I read the first part of this book." Faulkner's style was too complex for the novel to be an immediate hit, but in time it assumed an important place in the canon and was cited as one of the reasons Faulkner was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1949. The novel appears on Modern Library's 100 Best English Novels of the 20th century and Le Monde's list of the 100 Books of the Century. Near Fine in Very Good + dust jacket.
A Circuit Rider's Wife (Signed First Edition)

A Circuit Rider's Wife (Signed First Edition) by Harris, Corra

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books
Title
A Circuit Rider's Wife (Signed First Edition)
Author
Harris, Corra
Seller
Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1910. First edition. Fine. Original green publisher's cloth binding brightly stamped in gilt. A tight, square, pleasing copy with just a bit of rubbing to the lower corners and some light scattered foxing to the edges of text block. Bookplate of B.L. McMillon to front pastedown. Internally pleasing and unmarked. With eight illustrations. Signed on the title page by author Corra Harris, one of Georgia's most successful female writers. In her own time, Corra Mae Harris was the most widely known female author in the South; and A Circuit Rider's Wife was one reason for her notoriety. Already a journalist, essayist, and novelist Harris' semi-autobiographical work harvested her own personal tragedies for its plot. A minister's wife who had herself experienced the travails of itinerant preaching, Harris' protagonist Mary Elizabeth shares a similar position. Whereas Harris' husband exposed her to scandal by committing adultery and abandoning her, Mary Elizabeth remains with her husband William until his death. From the outset, Mary Elizabeth describes herself as "if not dead to the world, only seeing through the keyhole of the Methodist Discipline...a straight and narrow path that led from the church door to the grave" following their marriage. This self-righteousness shapes her narration, as she reports on the misconduct committed by other members of the itinerancy; and her continual blame and judgment for sin falls upon women of the congregation rather than upon the men who abuse their power. Though Harris herself had apologist tendencies, her work and her own experience suggest a critique of the life that betrayed her, for she also vocally "criticized southern writers who sentimentalized a past and a culture that never existed" (New Georgia Encyclopedia). In this sense, A Circuit Rider's Wife is a more complex Southern narrative than it is often credited as being. In 1951, it served as the basis for the film I'd Climb the Highest Mountain -- which focuses on Mary Elizabeth's struggle to acclimate to a rural community and William's role as a savior to his community at a time of epidemic. Fine.
Charming drawing of a tuba player by the French artist Edmond Couturier (1871-1903). The subject, wearing a boater, is sitting on a bench inside what might be a music hall playing a tuba. Late 19th-early 20th century

Charming drawing of a tuba player by the French artist Edmond Couturier (1871-1903). The subject, wearing a boater, is sitting on a bench inside what might be a music hall playing a tuba. Late 19th-early 20th century by [TUBA]

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Title
Charming drawing of a tuba player by the French artist Edmond Couturier (1871-1903). The subject, wearing a boater, is sitting on a bench inside what might be a music hall playing a tuba. Late 19th-early 20th century
Author
[TUBA]
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Description
Black and red crayon on heavy light brown wove paper. 259 x 169 mm., with lower portion of sheet extended slightly (25 mm.) to accommodate the player's foot. Signed by the artist with a single initial. Cut down from a larger sheet. An attractive drawing.
JFK and Vietnam

JFK and Vietnam by Newman, John M.

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JFK and Vietnam
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Newman, John M.
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James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Cloth and boards. Fine in dj
Description
[New York: Warner Books, 1993. First edition. xiv, [iv], 506pp. 8vo. Cloth and boards. Fine in dj. First edition. xiv, [iv], 506pp. 8vo. Inscribed on ffep, "To Robert McNamara-How ironic it is that, among those who truly bear the burden of Vietnam, the one who has said the least is the most decent and honest of them all. Best wishes-John M. Newman March 26, 1993." But he did later!!
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On the Action of the Two Dimensional Airstream on a Cylindrical Aerofoil Moving in It by Chaplygin, S A - AERONAUTICS

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On the Action of the Two Dimensional Airstream on a Cylindrical Aerofoil Moving in It
Author
Chaplygin, S A - AERONAUTICS
Seller
Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition
Good.
Description
Moscow: Trans. of the Central Aero-Hydrodynamical Inst., 1926. OFFPRINT.. Original printed wrappers.. Good.. Large 8vo. Chaplygin's work is primarily in mechanics and aeronautics. He was a pioneer in the development of high speed flight and his work is the basis for all developments in the new science. This is one of his papers dealing with the complex subject of wing cross sections. They were fundamental investigations that had, according to his biographer, ' ... great significance for the development of aerodynamics ....' The text of the paper is Russian; the cover wrapper is in English - printed in Moscow. DSB III, 194-196.
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Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten, als Leitfaden zu seinen offentlichen Vorlesungen entworfen. (2 volume set) by Beer, G.J.

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Lehre von den Augenkrankheiten, als Leitfaden zu seinen offentlichen Vorlesungen entworfen. (2 volume set)
Author
Beer, G.J.
Seller
Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Vienna, 1813-17. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1813-1817. Medical library bookplates and a few stamps. Contemporary notes in pencil of a Dr. George Frick (sp?), with a note of explanation on the front endpaper of volume 1. 19th century 1/2 leather and boards. Bindings worn. 8vo. xx, 636; xvi, 680, li, [1 blank], [ads 4] pp. 6 of 9 engraved folding plates (5 hand-colored of diseased eyes - 32 of the total of 44 that is called for - and 1 uncolored plate depicting instruments). Handcoloring by Beer himself, with plates signed by him.Garrison-Morton 5842. First Edition.
New Commentaries on the Laws of England. 4 Vols. 1st American Edition

New Commentaries on the Laws of England. 4 Vols. 1st American Edition by Stephen, Henry John

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New Commentaries on the Laws of England. 4 Vols. 1st American Edition
Author
Stephen, Henry John
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The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (United States)
Description
1846. First American Edition of Stephens's New Commentaries Stephen, Henry John [1787-1864]. New Commentaries on the Laws of England (Partly Founded on Blackstone). New-York: Halsted & Voorhies, 1841-1846. [Imprint varies: Volumes II-IV state New-York: John S, Voorhies.] Four volumes. Folding tables of descents and consanguinity. Octavo (8-1/2" x 6"). Contemporary law calf, blind rules to boards, red and black lettering pieces to spine. Moderate rubbing with some wear to extremities, some chipping to lettering pieces, some stains and scuffs to boards, hinges cracked or starting. Offsetting to margins of endleaves, occasional light foxing, faint dampstaining to second half of Volume IV. Early owner stamps to each front pastedown, interior otherwise clean. A solid copy of an uncommon set. $500. * First American edition, a reprint of the first London edition, 1841-1845, with some minor typographical changes and the omission of the Table of Consanguinity from Volume II. New Commentaries is an exposition of English law that preserves Blackstone's topical arrangement and the sections from his text that were still relevant in Stephen's day. (These are set off with square brackets.) A successful work, it went through twenty editions by 1938. In the Dictionary of National Biography Dicey observed that "in reality it was an original production, differing essentially in character and merit from his predecessor. (...) Stephen showed the qualities in which Blackstone was comparatively deficient--consummate logical power and singular precision and accuracy of style. Had the work been published as an original treatise, it would have stood upon a level with Blackstone's work" (XVIII:1047). Eller, The William Blackstone Collection in the Yale Law Library 204. Laeuchli, A Bibliographical Catalog of William Blackstone 488.
MATRIX 08

MATRIX 08

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MATRIX 08
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
Manor Farm: The Whittington Press, 1988. stiff paper wrappers. Whittington Press. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (viii), 166, (2) pages. Limited to 900 copies of which this is one of the 800 copies of the trade edition bound in a pattern paper by Vance Gerry. Dust jacket torn at top edge, with minor loss. Else a fine copy. Filled with tipped-in plates and other illustrations. Articles by Michael Taylor on Douglas Cleverdon, David Butcher on the Curwen Press, Tanya Schmoller on The Fancy Paper Company, David McKitterick on Edward Bawden, Mark Arman on printing on the Normandy Beach-Head in 1944, and many others.
Industry in Latin America

Industry in Latin America by WYTHE, George

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Title
Industry in Latin America
Author
WYTHE, George
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Lorne Bair Rare Books (United States)
Description
New York: Columbia University Press, 1949. Second Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); original cloth in red pictorial dust jacket, red topstain; xiv,387pp. Jacket a bit worn with a few short closed tears to extremities, rear panel vertically and cleanly clipped in half and repaired with clear tape to verso. Still, Very Good or better in Good or better jacket. "The first comprehensive analysis of the industrial development of Latin America" - upper jacket panel. A new edition with revisions, and the chapters on Argentina, Brazil and Mexico greatly expanded.
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THE AIRCRAFT YEAR BOOK FOR 1932 by Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America Inc. (Ed.)

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THE AIRCRAFT YEAR BOOK FOR 1932
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Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America Inc. (Ed.)
Seller
Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company. Very Good. 1932. Hardcover. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1932. Volume Fourteen. Illustrations, fold-out maps, spine ends just a bit bumped, all else is Clean and Very Good+. .
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FRITZ HEITMANN, DAS LEBEN EINES DEUTSCHEN ORGANISTEN by Voge, R.

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Title
FRITZ HEITMANN, DAS LEBEN EINES DEUTSCHEN ORGANISTEN
Author
Voge, R.
Seller
J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Berlin: Merseburger, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Tipped in frontispiece portrait of Heitmann.
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National Geographic on Indians of the Americas: a Color-Illustrated Record

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National Geographic on Indians of the Americas: a Color-Illustrated Record
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Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description
Washington, D. C.: National Geographic Society. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1957. Third Printing. Hardcover. A Fine Later Printing in a Fine dust-jacket ; 8vo; 431 pages .
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Das Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv in Linz Im Bilde Der Entwicklung Des Heimatlichen Schriftwesens Und Der Landesgeschichte by Zibermayr, Ignaz

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Das Oberösterreichische Landesarchiv in Linz Im Bilde Der Entwicklung Des Heimatlichen Schriftwesens Und Der Landesgeschichte
Author
Zibermayr, Ignaz
Seller
Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description
Linz: Jos. Feichtingers Erben, 1950. 3e, vermehrte Auflage. xv, 354p., colored and b/w illus., original stiff wrappers.

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